Selected quad for the lemma: fire_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
fire_n	body_n	earth_n	element_n	4,634	5	9.8975	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A26733	Of natural & supernatural things also of the first tincture, root, and spirit of metals and minerals, how the same are conceived, generated, brought forth, changed, and augmented / [by] Basilius Valentinus ; translated out of high Dutch by Daniel Cable ; whereunto is added Frier Roger Bacon, Of the medicine or tincture of antimony; Mr. John Isaac Holland, his Work of Saturn; and Alex. Van Suchten, Of the secrets of antimony.	Basilius Valentinus.; Cable, Daniel.; Bacon, Roger, 1214?-1294.; Hollandus, Johan Isaäc, 15th cent.; Suchten, Alexander von, ca. 1520-ca. 1590.	1671 (1671)	Wing B1020; ESTC R29247	60,576	242

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live_v not_o long_o who_o labour_n in_o that_o stink_a black_a mine_n whence_o saturn_n be_v dig_v and_o the_o philosopher_n say_v our_o stone_n be_v of_o little_a value_n be_v unprepared_a they_o say_v the_o poor_a have_v it_o as_o well_o as_o the_o rich_a and_o they_o say_v true_a for_o there_o be_v not_o poor_a or_o more_o miserable_a people_n to_o be_v find_v than_o those_o which_o dig_v and_o work_v saturn_n in_o the_o mine_n and_o they_o say_v it_o be_v to_o be_v find_v in_o all_o town_n and_o place_n wheresoever_o you_o come_v saturn_n be_v there_o they_o say_v it_o be_v a_o black_a thing_n what_o think_v you_o be_v it_o not_o black_a they_o say_v it_o be_v a_o dry_a water_n if_o gold_n or_o luna_n be_v to_o be_v refine_v upon_o the_o test_n must_v it_o not_o be_v do_v with_o saturn_n must_v be_v wash_v and_o try_v with_o it_o as_o a_o foul_a garment_n be_v make_v clean_o with_o sope._n they_o say_v in_o our_o stone_n be_v the_o four_o element_n and_o they_o say_v true_a for_o the_o four_o element_n may_v be_v separate_v out_o of_o saturn_n they_o say_v our_o stone_n consist_v of_o soul_n spirit_n and_o body_n and_o these_o three_o become_v one_o they_o say_v true_a when_o it_o be_v make_v fix_v for_o the_o white_a mercury_n and_o sulphur_n with_o its_o earth_n than_o these_o three_o be_v one_o whereby_o be_v to_o be_v observe_v that_o the_o philosopher_n have_v say_v true_a they_o conceal_v its_o name_n for_o the_o ignorant_o sake_n who_o be_v not_o their_o child_n to_o keep_v they_o still_o in_o their_o ignorance_n thus_o my_o child_n the_o ancient_n take_v care_n to_o conceal_v the_o name_n of_o the_o stone_n now_o let_v we_o return_v to_o our_o purpose_n you_o have_v now_o saturn_n wash_v and_o cleanse_v from_o all_o its_o impurity_n and_o make_v as_o white_a as_o snow_n fusible_a as_o wax_n but_o it_o be_v not_o fix_v yet_o we_o will_v make_v it_o fix_v the_o mercury_n and_o sulphur_n with_o its_o earth_n take_v a_o glass-vial_n put_v half_o of_o your_o 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